Chris Christie

NJ Superintendent Salaries Shot Up After Murphy Lifted Christie’s Cap

The top job in a school district is no easy lift. Superintendents are essentially CEO's of businesses beset by labor…

2 years ago

Jersey City Addendum: How a Board Member’s Ties to the Teachers Union Can Lead to School Budget Woes

Earlier this week, in a story about Jersey City Public Schools’ habit of giving large bonuses to central office administrators,…

3 years ago

What’s Up With All the Bonuses To Jersey City School District Administrators?

Today the Jersey Journal recounts that Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop, perennially-hopeful gubernatorial candidate, is slamming the city School Board…

3 years ago

Jersey City Superintendent Can Buy More Than A Boat With His Retirement Pay-Out

Back in 2010 during the Christie Administration, the New Jersey State Legislature passed a bill that capped sick day retirement-payouts…

3 years ago

NJ Property Tax Payers, Be Grateful For Small Favors

John Reitmeyer reports today on the rousing success of New Jersey's 2 percent cap on municipal and school district tax…

3 years ago

Murphy’s Education Commissioner on Her Way Out?

Update: Score one up for Politico, one down for North Jersey Media. Today Carly Sitrin reports that Murphy will renominate…

3 years ago

COMMENTARY: What We Lost When We Lost Steve Sweeney

I know I’m late to the party but I join others in mourning the loss of Steve Sweeney as President…

3 years ago

Let’s Talk about NJ’s Education Spending Accurately

(And Does NJ Neglect Non-Education Spending?) When New Jerseyans talk about New Jersey’s education spending, there is a widespread assumption…

3 years ago

BREAKING: Murphy Administration Approves a New Public Charter School

Late Friday the New Jersey Acting Commissioner Angelica Allen-McMillan approved a new charter application for Brilla Charter School, which will…

3 years ago

No Mazel Tov for Chris Christie’s Brother, Who Hosts Son’s ‘Super-Spreader’ Bar Mitzvah

Predictably, transmission of COVID-19 is affecting schools' commitment to in-school instruction and Chris Christie's posh school district is no exception.…

3 years ago